"Alright guys time for a break", Kari rested next to a rock pulling out some food from her backpack. We hiked for about a couple hours in the woods before our stomachs started growling with hunger. We made sure not to rest in tall grass so we didn't trigger a random battle while eating. Kari gave us some PokeChow for us to munch on and me and Fennekin found a stream nearby. Kari got up from her sitting position taking out her water pack and refilling it for the walk ahead of us. After chewing the last bit of her sandwhich she was ready to continue the hike. She took our balls and put us back inside. The sun was at its hottest in the afternoon so we didn't have too much time before we start to sweat. Our trainer was smart going into the nice shady forest where the sun occasionally shined on certain spots, of course going under the trees was our best approach. The PokeBall was at its worst when it came to hot weather, you can feel the warm air flutter all around you making you sweat in the ball like wearing a blanket outside in summertime, somethings not right. We were an hour in and already I wanted to dunk my head into the stream we found during lunch. There wasn't much to do but just wait until-
"Pumkin go!", Kari yelled throwing my ball onto the ground. Well sounds like a battle, please don't be a fire type Im already sweaty as it is.
As the light disappeared, finally laid eyes on my opponent.
A Bunnelby hopped in anticipation, waiting for me to make the first move I guess.
"Use Attract!"
'Um this is clearly a guy Kari' I complained to her but of course she didn't listen.
"Just please do the move Pumkin", Kari said back to me.
Groaning I let out a few hearts and pushed them to the Bunnelby, and of course nothing happened, great now he's going to—
Getting hit in the stomach by a Tackle I landed into the grass behind me.
Kari looked shocked," Pumkin, oh no can you still battle?"
'It's just a Tack—{fainted}'
This Bunnelby must have been a higher level than I was.
Kari sighed," You did a good job Pumkin, return", sending me back to the ball. Already great progress getting my butt beat by the first encounter of our adventure, she should have let me dodge his attack at least.
Fennekin was sent out,"Fennekin use Ember"
The Fennekin shot a spurt of fire from his mouth at the Bunnelby hitting him sending him flying back. The Bunnelby returned with a Dig attack burrowing into the ground.
"Great where did he go?", Kari questioned.
'Well maybe he's going to surprise you' I thought in my Pokeball.
The Bunnelby shot out of the ground like a bullet hitting Fennekin.
"Oof!", Fennekin landed on the ground before fainting, the Bunnelby fled.
"Oh no, Fennekin Im so sorry" Kari cried summoning him back in his ball.
"I need to get you two to a Pokemon Center", she looked all around, we were stuck in the forest there wasn't a Center for miles. She broke down and cried,"What am I going to do? Im a terrible trainer Im so sorry Pumkin, Fennekin", dropping her bag she wept on the ground until someone came by.
"Have them eat these", a teenager told her holding two berries in his hand.
Kari took the berries bringing us back out, we took the berries eagerly and recovered a bit of our strength.
"Are you alright miss?" the teen asked her.
She nodded,"Thank you so much I'll make it up to you later, do you know where the nearest Center is?"
He shook his head,"It's not for another four miles, however…", he brought out a PokeBall and out came a Kirlia.
"Kirlia teleport us to the Pokemon Center in the next town"
The Kirlia nodded her head, and soon a bright light wrapped around us and in a flash we were in a town populated with a ton of people and Pokemon. The sun wasn't as hot in fact there was a bit of a breeze.
Kari felt relieved,"Wow that's so cool thank you so much, I never even got your name"
"It's Harry", the boy shook our trainers hand. She hurried inside the center where the Nurse Joy and Wigglytuff were alarmed by the squeaking sound of her sneakers speeding towards them.
"Please help my Pokemon are hurt", she held out the two Pokeballs in her hands. The Nurse nodded,"Sure thing, we'll look at these two right away, just sit at the waiting area. We'll be back in half an hour."
"No need to worry", the Wigglytuff told her {of course all that came out was 'Wigglytuff' to her}
It was a relief to be treated at the Center, their nice and gentle, and the medicine even tasted sweet.
It had a nice strawberry flavor to it and stuck to my tongue.
The Wigglytuff made small talk with the two of us, this was especially helpful if the Pokemon was troubled or hurt as Wigglytuff usually communicated with the injured Pokemon to calm it down. An angry Onix isn't a good thing in a tiny Pokemon Center.
In the waiting room, Kari flipped through a couple magazines looking at the celebrities and the new movies coming out. The boy that helped them out 'Harry' sat a row across from her playing his 3DS what seemed to be Star Vulpix 64. She was never a gamer and more into the fashions of clothes and accessories and cosplaying as different Pokemon.
'Im never going to be a good Corridnator if I can't even have a good strategy to catch a few more Pokemon. The Zigzagoon was on a decent level but clearly not enough to beat a powerful Bunnelby. And that was just the first form, imagine if she had to face a Diggersby.
"That was a powerful Bunnelby by the way", Harry made small talk striking a conversation of the still peace in the wait room.
"You saw the battle?"
"Only halfway through, Bunnelby usually don't go that high of a level in that forest, it might have run from his trainer", he turned his system volume all the way down so he can still play and talk to her.
"So are you a trainer?"
"I guess you can say that, Im not participating in the upcoming Championship though, not this year cause I got much to learn."
"You have an awesome Kirlia, what's her name?"
He laughed,"Just Kirlia, I barely name my Pokemon"
The Nurse and Wigglytuff came out of the backroom with the two PokeBalls on a tray.
"Your Zigzagoon and Fennekin are doing just fine", the nurse told her.
"Thank you, how much do I owe you?"
"Not a thing, the Pokemon Centers are free since most people use them at least once a day", the Nurse explained.
"Sweet thanks", she thanked her again taking the two balls and leaving the Center.
"The sun is setting down, you two can sleep here if you like" offered Nurse Joy.
"Really thanks"
"Your welcome again"
Nurse Joy showed them a spare room with a few bunk beds.
A couple trainers already took some of the beds.
One of the trainers introduced himself,"Hi Im Greg, this is Gordon", pointing to the kid on the top bunk.
The kid waved at the two,"Sup you two trainers too?"
Harry replied,"Im a trainer, she's…what are you exactly?"
"Um….soon to be corridinator"
Greg chuckled,"Isn't that the Stage Show thing with Pokemon, that's really what you want to do?"
"You obviously never seen a showing their awesome especially the girl and her Pipplup.", Gordon shot back.
"Victoria she's the queen of Corridnators her Sylveon pretty much steals the show every time always something new, her showings are the most expensive",Harry told her.
She was familiar with the name and the mention of the Sylveon," I think I saw her on the magazine in the wait area"
Gordon smiled," Yes that's her"
Greg grinned,"If your going to be a Corridnator what Pokemon do you have"
Gordon jumped down his bunk," I bet she's got an Eeveelution, Espeon or Leafeon."
Greg nodded," Or maybe a Tangela"
Gordon face palmed his head,"Well you just ruined the moment, so seriously what do you have in the PokeBalls."
"Watch it just be a starter like Squirtle", Greg told him.
"Um, you two come on out!", she yelled as she tossed the balls in front of the bunks popping out a Zigzagoon and a Fennekin.
"Ew, you brought the Zigzagoon"
"Greg thank Arceus it wasn't a Trubbish otherwise I will find a different bunk", Gordon pointed to Harry,"Don't tell you have a Trubbish"
Harry shook his head,"No I got a Kirlia if you guys want—"
"Heck yes show us the Kirlia, is it a girl?", asked Gordon.
"Jeez, are you that desperate? Come on out girl!", Harry threw the ball in the air showing off Kirlia.
"Whoa she is better than I what I thought she was going to be, looks like a star, you should be a corridinator too", Gordon suggested.
"It's just a Pokemon man chill", said Harry.
The Kirlia went up to the Zigzagoon and Fennekin,"Hey guys hope your feeling better"
Fennekin smiled,"Thanks, your trainers nice"
The zigzagoon just stared at her as she and the Fennekin kept talking.
It was lights out soon enough, why Nurse Joy had to walk in with a candle as if this were the old days when lights weren't invented is beyond us. As usual the boys were exchanging jokes and laughing about who knows what, as Kari tried to sleep. Unfortuntley the loudest sound you can make that is noisy is the sound of a PokeBall opening.
"Hi Kirlia, my names Gordon, hey can your Pokemon use telepathy yet?"
The doors opened,"Go to bed, put the Pokemon back in their balls and go to sleep." Of course the boys giggled again uncontrollably.
'Is this what having brothers is like' Kari wondered.
It took the boys another hour to finally close their eyes and sleep.
6:45AM
Kari was the first one up hearing the quiet snores of the boys she stared at the ceiling. How is she supposed to be a Corridinator. It's settled she needs more Pokemon, maybe Harry can help me out a bit, maybe we can trade….but I don't want to give up my new Fennekin, and Zigzagoon he stays with me. Maybe I can evolve Fennekin into Delphox.
It was only time until the boys returned chatting to themselves about videogames and cool pocketknives. Clearly boy related things. At least they weren't talking PokeTransformers action figures or the newest superhero comics involving Ninja Squirtles that eat pizza who follow orders from a Ratticate.
"Kari, you awake?" Harry nudged her blanket.
"Mhmm" I hummed to him, still in a sleepy mood.
The boys rolled their sleeping bags and gave us a farewell wave and left the building, me and Harry left soon after, the Center had doughnuts out for us in the morning as a treat for trainers before they went their paths.
Kari took one while Harry grabbed a few stuffing a couple in his mouth.
We waved Nurse Joy goodbye and went outside.
Harry took a second to look at me," Well I guess this goodbye, it was nice knowing you"
I stopped him,"Wait Harry"
He turned around,"Yes Kari?"
"Where are you headed can I come with you? I mean maybe you can show me some tips on how to catch wild pokemon…since I clearly sucked at it last time", I stumbled 'Dang it that was terrible Im sure he's confused by now'
"You want to travel with me? Sure you can come along with me to the next town, but then I will be going my separate way."
"Really thank you so much Harry"
Harry shrugged,"I can use the company, so can Kirlia"
The two of us started to walk out of town into a green meadow.
Seeing the different Pokemon pop out from the flowers like the Sunflora was nice. Harry smiled,"See any Pokemon you want yet Kari?"
Kari tipped her head from side to side,"Um maybe not a Flower one yet, Im trying to get a real strong one something that stands out", whispering to not hurt the Pokemon's feelings.
"I hear you"
"So you chose a starter right like other trainers, what did you get?", Kari changed the subject.
Harry smiled," I actually got a Charmander when I turned 10, he's now a proud Charizard"
Kari joyfully replied,"Wow did you bring it with you?"
"No its at my hometowns professor, his name's Oak"
'I heard this name before',"He sounds familiar"
Harry added," He gives trainers Bulbasaur , Charmander, and Squirtle, in Pallet Town"
"Oh yeah I think I saw his son before on TV"
Harry groaned,"What you mean Gary Oak? Hate that kid"
Kari lowered her eyes,"You don't like him, LOOK OUT AN EKANS!"
Harry was pushed to the flower beds nearby,"Kari don't move a mus—what are you doing!", watching her smack the Ekans with a nearby stick.
"Stay away!"
Harry threw a Pokeball at the Ekans to stop it from harming them for a few seconds standing up grabbing Kari by the shoulder,"That's not what you do, you don't hit the Ekans"
"What if it bit me?", Kari said half scared by the experience and the reaction afterwards.
The Pokemon wobbled in the ball.
Harry grabbed my shoulder again motioning me to follow him,"Come on lets go"
We ran out of the field and into a walkway in the woods, Harry groaned,"Break, Im thirsty go ahead and drink up too."
Harry grabbed his water case and drank from it a bit,"Your Pokemon might be thirsty too send them out", Harry sended out Kirlia sharing the water case with her. Fennekin and Zigzagoon popped out of their Pokeballs to take a drink to Harry's water,"No not my water ask Kari", nudging them away, Kirlia giggled accidently spilling some of the water onto the ground. Fennekin and Zigzagoon fought for the water case from Kari. "These two are like brothers Harry"
"Well soon you'll have a whole family that's going to fight for your water case" Harry smiled,"Be like me and just take about one or two Pokemon at a time."
Kari wondered,"So I don't have to get at least six for now?"
"You can get as much as you want, I pretty much said forget completing the Pokedex after it told me to go after legendaries."
"What's your favorite legendary?", Kari asked.
"….Have you ever heard of Mewtwo? A clone of the myth Mew?"
Kari shook her head,"That one isn't familiar"
"Have you heard of Team Rocket?"
"Is that a NASA thing?", Kari asked.
Harry laughed,"Nah, their actually an….evil organization that steals peoples Pokemon for their own evil needs and desires."
Kari scoffed,"That's awful"
Harry finished the water and put it back in his bag, "Im sure there's a reason why they do what they do"
Once Kari finished the water pack, they continued on their way.
Kari screamed,"A Butterfree!", wielding a ball in the air and hitting it causing the Butterfree to get zapped inside, it took two shakes until the ball opened back causing the Butterfree to flee. Kari waved her arms,"Wait don't go, you want a trainer right?"
"Rule#1—"
"Let me guess what your going to say, I need to weaken it first then catch it right Harry?"
"Good job you passed the first exam of many, Im joking just lets keep going Im sure there's more Butterfree where that came from, or lame Metapods that just use 'Harden'"